Taipei Times
Date: Jan 12, 2019
By: Dave Carroll  /  Staff reporter, with Reuters, HOBART, Australia

Taiwanese top seeds Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan yesterday advanced to their

second WTA Tour doubles final in a week at the Hobart International, while 20-year-old American Sofia Kenin advanced to her first WTA Tour singles final.

The Chan sisters cruised to a 6-3, 6-4 victory over third seeds Monica Niculescu of Romania and Yang Zhaoxuan of China in 1 hour, 22 minutes at the Hobart International Tennis Centre.

The Taiwanese duo saved six of eight break points and converted four of nine, winning 61 of the 116 points contested to advance to their second consecutive final and will hope to go one better than their defeat at the Brisbane International last Saturday.

The top seeds face Kirsten Flipkens and Johanna Larsson in today’s final after the fourth seeds battled past 17-year-old Anastasia Potapova of Russia and 18-year-old Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine 7-5, 6-4 in 1 hour, 27 minutes in the second semi-final.
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The North Face 100 event winds through traditional hunting routes and showcases Taiwan’s scenery

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/01/10
By: Scott Morgan, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The 11th annual North Face 100 trail running event will take place in New Taipei City on April 20-21, with races ranging from 10 to 100 kilometers on offer.

The event will wind through the hills and mountains to the north and east of Taipei City, with much of the course following centuries-old hunting routes and linking major historical sites.

The event includes 10, 20, 50, and 100 km races, all of which take distinctly different routes. A marathon completion certificate is required to participate in the 20, 50, and 100 km events, with the 100 km event also requiring a medical certificate.

Runners will be given 32 hours to complete the 100 km course, which includes a total altitude gain of 6,800 meters.    [FULL  STORY]

The open, which is the first tournament in the schedule of the 2019 TLPGA tour, has a total purse of US$800,000

Taiwan News 
Date: 2019/01/09
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan Women’s Golf Open, which has the largest purse in the LPGA of Taiwan (TLPGA) tour, will take place at Hsin Yi Golf Club in Kaohsiung City from Jan. 17 to Jan. 20.

The open, which is the first tournament in the schedule of the 2019 TLPGA tour, has a total purse of US$800,000 (NT$24 million)

Chairman of the Golf Association of the ROC, Wang Cheng-sung (王政松), said that even though the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship has the highest prize money among all the golf events played in Taiwan, it is an LPGA tour event, according to media reports.

Taiwan’s golf association cooperates with Korea’s KLPGA on Taiwan Women’s Golf Open to enhance the event’s level of competition, according to reports. Forty players from Korea will play in the event, 33 of whom are currently ranked in the top 200 in the Women’s World Golf Rankings.    [FULL  STORY]

BIG SERVER: World No. 28 Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan faces a tougher assignment in the second round against fifth seed and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova

Taipei Times
Date: Jan 09, 2019
By: Dave Carroll  /  Staff reporter

Hsieh Su-wei yesterday advanced to the second round of the women’s singles at the

Sydney International, while fellow Taiwanese Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan had to battle through to the women’s doubles quarter-finals at the Hobart International.

Hsieh defeated world No. 35 Danielle Collins 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 in 1 hour 40 minutes at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.

The Taiwanese world No. 28 saved four of six break points and converted three of nine, winning 80 of the 151 points contested to improve her career record over the American to 2-0 following a 6-4, 6-3 victory in their only previous meeting in New Haven, Connecticut, in 2014.

The Kaohsiung-born 33-year-old faces a tougher assignment in the second round against fifth seed Petra Kvitova after the two-time Wimbledon champion overcame Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-1, 7-5.

“She came from Shenzhen and won the tournament, so I knew it would be a tough match,” Kvitova said after the match. “I’m happy with my performance in the first round. She’s a big server and a big hitter from the baseline, and I’m really happy I was able to win it.”    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/01/05
By: Lung Po-an and Chi Jo-yao

Taipei, Jan. 5 (CNA) Taiwanese sisters Latisha Chan (詹詠然) and Chan Hao-ching (詹

皓晴) had to settle for second place in the women’s tennis doubles at the Brisbane International after they were defeated in the final Saturday.

In the match, the Chan sisters lost to Nicole Melichar of the United States and Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic 1-6, 1-6.

The Taiwanese pair did not hold a single game in the first set and failed to turn the tide in the second, which left them with a silver medal in the women’s doubles.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/01/04
By: Lung Po-an and Ko Lin

Taipei, Jan. 4 (CNA) Taiwan tennis pair, Latisha Chan (詹詠然) and Chan Hao-ching (詹

皓晴), won a tough match to secure a spot in the finals of the Brisbane International women’s doubles Friday.

The Chan sisters topped Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Xu Yifan of China in a close three set match that lasted 81 minutes.

The Taiwanese duo started out strong, taking advantage of early mistakes by their opponents to take the first set 6-2.

However, Dabrowski and Xu found their rhythm in the second set which they won 4-6.
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DREAM RUN: She is next to face the giant-killing Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu, whose latest conquest was Venus Williams in a smart come-from-behind victory

Taipei Times
Date; Jan 05, 2019
By: Dave Carroll  /  Staff reporter, with AFP, AUCKLAND, New Zealand

Taiwanese No. 1 Hsieh Su-wei yesterday advanced to the ASB Classic semi-finals in

Auckland, New Zealand, to set up a showdown with Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu, who stunned Venus Williams in their quarter-final to continue her giant-killing run.

Third seed Hsieh defeated world No. 86 Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3, 6-2 in 1 hour, 17 minutes in the quarter-finals.

The Kaohsiung-born world No. 28 saved five of seven break points and converted six of seven, winning 67 of the 116 points contested to improve her career record over the Spaniard to 3-0 after her victories in New Haven, Connecticut, last year and in Budapest in 2017.

Hsieh, who is looking to claim her fourth WTA Tour title in Auckland, faces 18-year-old world No. 152 Andreescu in today’s semi-final after the Canadian rallied to beat Williams, 20 years her senior and a seven-time Grand Slam winner, 6-7 (1/7), 6-1, 6-3.    [FULL  STORY]

PREPARATIONS: Kei Nishikori and Grigor Dmitrov are to face off in the men’s singles quarter-finals, a rematch of the 2017 final, as they tune up for the Australian Open

Taipei Times
Date: Jan 03, 2019 – Page 16　
By: Dave Carroll  /  Staff reporter, with AP, BRISBANE, Australia

The Chan sisters yesterday advanced to the semi-finals of the women’s doubles at the

Brisbane International, while in the men’s singles Kei Nishikori and Grigor Dimitrov advanced to the quarter-finals at the Queensland Tennis Centre.

Fourth seeds Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan advanced with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Kristina Mladenovic of France and Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan in 65 minutes.

The Taiwanese duo saved two of three break points and converted five of nine, winning 67 percent of their points on second serve, compared with their opponents’ 26 percent conversion rate.

The Chan sisters won 63 of the 103 points contested to be the first pairing to advance to the semi-finals, where they are to face the winner’s of the quarter-final that pits second seeds Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Xu Yifan of China against Eri Hozumi of Japan and Alicja Rosolska of Poland.
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